UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications

Yuheng Li; Zhiquan Zhou; Jinlong Wang; Lina Wang; Chenxu Wang

doi:10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15

UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications

Yuheng Li
, Zhiquan Zhou
, Jinlong Wang^*
, Lina Wang
, Chenxu Wang

^*Corresponding author for this work

School of Information Science and Engineering, Harbin Institute of Technology Weihai
Shandong Provincial Key Laboratory of Marine Electronic Information and Intelligent Unmanned Systems
Ministry of Industry and Information Technology

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

Abstract

With the increase in maritime activities, traditional communication methods can no longer meet the needs of today’s maritime work, and the use of unmanned aerial vehicle(UAV) relay communications in marine scenarios has attracted more and more attention. In this paper, A long-distance three-node two-hop UAV relay system for maritime users is investigated. The UAV aerial relay node first transmits an energy-carrying radio frequency (RF) signal to the maritime user node, which then harvests energy and sends data information back to the UAV aerial relay node, which in turn forwards it to the land node. Considering the peculiarities of maritime communication channels, a novel land-air-maritime communication channel model is proposed. Utilizing Zero-Forcing/Zero-Transmission (ZFR/ZFT) technology, a precoding matrix for the aerial relay node is designed, followed by simulation and emulation, the performance of the channel is tested in the case of different transmission power of relay nodes or different number of antennas of relay nodes.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings
Editors	Hsiao-Hwa Chen, Weixiao Meng
Publisher	Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH
Pages	174-185
Number of pages	12
ISBN (Print)	9783031862021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15
State	Published - 2025
Externally published	Yes
Event	14th EAI International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems, WiSATS 2024 - Harbin, China Duration: 23 Aug 2024 → 25 Aug 2024

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST
Volume	606 LNICST
ISSN (Print)	1867-8211
ISSN (Electronic)	1867-822X

Conference

Conference	14th EAI International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems, WiSATS 2024
Country/Territory	China
City	Harbin
Period	23/08/24 → 25/08/24

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

SDG 14 Life Below Water

Keywords

MIMO communication
Maritime wireless communication
UAVs aerial relay
Wireless power transfer

Access to Document

10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15

Cite this

Li, Y., Zhou, Z., Wang, J., Wang, L., & Wang, C. (2025). UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications. In H.-H. Chen, & W. Meng (Eds.), Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings (pp. 174-185). (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 606 LNICST). Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15

Li, Yuheng ; Zhou, Zhiquan ; Wang, Jinlong et al. / UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications. Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings. editor / Hsiao-Hwa Chen ; Weixiao Meng. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. pp. 174-185 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST).

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Li, Y, Zhou, Z, Wang, J, Wang, L & Wang, C 2025, UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications. in H-H Chen & W Meng (eds), Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings. Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST, vol. 606 LNICST, Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, pp. 174-185, 14th EAI International Conference on Wireless and Satellite Systems, WiSATS 2024, Harbin, China, 23/08/24. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15

UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications. / Li, Yuheng; Zhou, Zhiquan; Wang, Jinlong et al.
Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings. ed. / Hsiao-Hwa Chen; Weixiao Meng. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH, 2025. p. 174-185 (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST; Vol. 606 LNICST).

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Li Y, Zhou Z, Wang J, Wang L, Wang C. UAV-Aided Multi-antenna Relay Systems with Wireless Power Transfer for Maritime Communications. In Chen HH, Meng W, editors, Wireless and Satellite Systems - 14th EAI International Conference, WiSATS 2024, Proceedings. Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH. 2025. p. 174-185. (Lecture Notes of the Institute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, LNICST). doi: 10.1007/978-3-031-86203-8_15